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Best Sub £100 8x40/42 Binoculars (1 Viewer)
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Hi
At that price I would forget Roofs and my personal recommendation would be the Olympus 8x40 DPS I which I have personal experience of.
It is available from £50-80 has a wide field of view, good close focus for a porro and is not too heavy. I felt the view was very "peaceful", for a porro. The only slight drawback is it has rubber eyecups, and in direct comparison with the other 8x40's I have experience of (RSPB 8x40ASW), colours were a bit subdued.
Hope that helps a bit.
Nev
At that price I would forget Roofs and my personal recommendation would be the Olympus 8x40 DPS I which I have personal experience of.
It is available from £50-80 has a wide field of view, good close focus for a porro and is not too heavy. I felt the view was very "peaceful", for a porro. The only slight drawback is it has rubber eyecups, and in direct comparison with the other 8x40's I have experience of (RSPB 8x40ASW), colours were a bit subdued.
Hope that helps a bit.
Nev
I seem to recall someone here pointing out a good sale deal in the UK on Hawkes or Opticrons for £99, but I can't find the thread. Maybe another forum member recalls where it was posted?
EDIT: Found it:
Opticron Discovery WP PC 8x42
http://www.sherwoods-photo.com/opticron_binos/opticron_field.htm
About half way down the page.
EDIT: Found it:
Opticron Discovery WP PC 8x42
http://www.sherwoods-photo.com/opticron_binos/opticron_field.htm
About half way down the page.
Best buy at that price and better optically with a wider FOV than the Leupold Cascade:
http://www.telescope.com/control/pr.../~pcategory=orion_binos/~category_id=aviation
Dennis
Perry Grin
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Check out the Nikon Sporters - 8x36 currently on sale at warehouse express for £60. They are very good value for money although I don't know how these compare to the other models mentioned.
Perry
Kevin Purcell
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Not for the UK it isn't ... that's £91 + duty + VAT + shipping
And not waterproof which might be a consideration in the UK.
Hawke Black Watch porros are around £90 in the UK (IIRC).
I had a pair of Sporters. Pretty good binoculars but a notch down from some of the others you are talking about.
Dennis
FrankD
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Though you said you were looking for lighter binoculars I would suggest the Bushnell Legend porro 8x42. Probably my favorite $100-ish US bin. Very wide field of view, good brightness and good sharpness. I do believe it is around 28 or 29 ounces so it isn't the lightest bin but it is lighter than many 10x50s on the market.
If not the Legend porro then maybe the Leupold Yosemite 6 or 8x30?
If not the Legend porro then maybe the Leupold Yosemite 6 or 8x30?
peak4
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My better half recently bought a pair of "Optical Hardware Prophecy" 10x42s from this crowd on ebay for £119
Lotnabox
I don’t know what the quality control is like and whether her set is representative or not, but they do seem remarkable value for money. OK they are not quite up to my Bausch & Lomb Elites, they normally go for about £500 second hand, but stand up well to many mid range ones I've looked through.
The importers list them at £299.99
optical hardware.co.uk
The street price seems to be about £240 to £250
Lotnabox
I don’t know what the quality control is like and whether her set is representative or not, but they do seem remarkable value for money. OK they are not quite up to my Bausch & Lomb Elites, they normally go for about £500 second hand, but stand up well to many mid range ones I've looked through.
The importers list them at £299.99
optical hardware.co.uk
The street price seems to be about £240 to £250
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